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Social Studies Chapter 1 review

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

dry

a)

arid

b)

gulf

c)

modify

d)

erosion

2.

one of the Earth's seven largest land masses

a)

gulf

b)

inlet

c)

continent

d)

fall line

3.

the surrounding in which people, plants, and animals live

a)

climate

b)

environment

c)

arid

d)

population

4.

the gradual wearing away of Earth's surface

a)

mountain range

b)

arid

c)

erosion

d)

population

5.

the kind of weather a place has over time

a)

inlet

b)

population

c)

climate

d)

environment

6.

the land that is drained by a river system

a)

drainage basin

b)

gulf

c)

renewable resource

d)

prairie

7.

a stream or river that flows into a larger stream or river

a)

population

b)

irrigation

c)

climate

d)

tributary

8.

the height of land in relation to sea level

a)

erostion

b)

elevation

c)

efficiency

d)

irrigation

9.

the use of canals, pipes or ditches to move water

a)

irrigation

b)

efficiency

c)

prairie

d)

gulf

10.

a place where the land drops sharply, causing rivers to form waterfalls or rapids

a)

arid

b)

inlet

c)

fall line

d)

tributary

11.

resources that cannot be made again by people, or that would take thousands of years for nature to replace

a)

renewable resources

b)

climate

c)

nonrenewable resources

d)

population

12.

resources that can be made again by people or by nature

a)

nonrenewable resource

b)

climate

c)

mountain range

d)

renewable resource

13.

oil is a renewable resource

a)

true

b)

false

14.

trees are a renewable resource

a)

true

b)

false

15.

an area of water extending into the land from a larger body of water

a)

inlet

b)

gulf

c)

population

d)

erosion

16.

something found in nature that people can use

a)

arid

b)

modify

c)

erosion

d)

natural resource

17.

a large inlet

a)

fall line

b)

renewable resource

c)

gulf

d)

climate

18.

using less energy to do the same tasks

a)

fall line

b)

efficiency

c)

tributary

d)

drainage basin

19.

the number of people who live in an area

a)

population

b)

climate

c)

inlet

d)

mountain range

20.

a group of connected mountains

a)

gulf

b)

irrigation

c)

population

d)

mountain range

21.

flat rolling land mostly covered by grasses

a)

inlet

b)

tributary

c)

prairie

d)

mountain range

22.

a river and its tributaries

a)

mountain range

b)

river system

c)

irrigation

d)

arid

23.

the 2 U.S. states that are not contiguous

a)

Georgia and Florida

b)

Alaska and Hawaii

c)

New York and Texas

24.

How many states make up the United States?

a)

49

b)

48

c)

75

d)

50

25.

What is the largest river system in the U.S.?

a)

Red River

b)

Mississippi River

c)

Great Lakes

d)

Missouri River

26.

A river begins at the ______

a)

mouth

b)

source

27.

A river ends at the ______.

a)

mouth

b)

source

28.

The oldest mountains in the U.S.

a)

Rocky Mountains

b)

Appalachian Mountains

29.

the largest mountains in the U.S.

a)

Rocky Mountains

b)

Appalachian Mountains

30.

The largest country in North America based on population

a)

United States

b)

Canada

c)

Mexico

31.

Our neighbor to the north

a)

Canada

b)

Mexico

32.

Georgia's climate region

a)

Desert

b)

Polar

c)

Humid Subtropical

33.

An imaginary line that divides the rivers of the United States into those flowing east into the Atlantic Ocean and those flowing west into the Pacific Ocean

a)

Prairie

b)

Continental Divide

c)

Mountain Range

34.

The largest inlet in the U.S.

a)

Gulf of Mexico

b)

Arctic Gulf

35.

flat low land along the Atlantic Ocean

a)

Great Plains

b)

Rocky Mountains

c)

Coastal Plains